Re: History Channel: The Weapons that made Britain

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:29:07 -0800, Pierre Honeyman wrote:

>
> Robert Low wrote:
>> Rabid Weasel wrote:
>> > On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:19:39 +0000, Robert Low wrote:
>> >>But even they have their drawbacks. We went to see Madagascar a while
>> >>back, and at one point I burst out laughing (the Planet of the Apes
>> >>parody):
>> > Yeah. I mean, what the heck was that about? I thought it was an
>> > *obvious* parody. I mean, it's not like it's even very original to parody
>> > that scene. But when I laughed at the theater I also was the only one
>> > laughing.
>>
>> I think part of the problem was that most of the parents in the
>> theatre weren't born when Planet of the Apes was released. And
>> unless they're sf fans, they aren't going to watch a sf film made
>> in 1968, I suppose. Oh well--their loss.
>
> *I* wasn't born in 1968, and I don't think that Kirk was either.

hehehe

May 22, 1968

I think most of the movie was lost on me 'till a few years later though. ;-)


> Yet
> I've seen Planet of the Apes a good half dozen times in the past 4
> years alone.

Yeah. I enjoy the occasional Planet of the Apes Marathon that comes on. :-)

Peace favor your sword (IH),
Kirk
.

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